Proposed Programme of Planning Training for Members
Argyll and Bute Council · 17 August 2022
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ARGYLL & BUTE COUNCIL Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH 17th August 2022 PROPOSED PROGRAMME OF PLANNING TRAINING FOR MEMBERS 1. INTRODUCTION Over the past 9 years a series of short training sessions or occasionally workshops/site visits have been delivered for all elected Members with an aim to improve knowledge of the planning system on a wide range of issues. The training has usually taken place in the hour before the Planning, Protective Services and Licencing Committee (PPSLC), although in the past workshops and site visits have also been organised. Due to the circumstances caused by the coronavirus pandemic the virtual training events were undertaken. This report seeks endorsement of the training programme from October 2022 to June 2023. Further suggestions on any additional topics from Members would also be most welcome. With this in mind a slot has been left vacant in order to accommodate any additional training requirements identified through the course of the year. It is intended to continue to deliver training by way of virtual sessions associated with the PPSL calendar of meetings until such time as face to face gatherings are allowed. As before, it would not be intended to restrict the availability of training to the PPSL Committee membership, so there would be an open invitation to all Council Members to attend any of the sessions. 2. SUGGESTED PROGRAMME FOR 2022/23 Date Committee day training October 2022 Processing planning applications – Howard Young November 2022 SEPA Flooding – Aden McCorkell, SEPA
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December 2022 National Planning Framework (NPF) 4 – Matt Mulderrig January 2023 Enforcement – Peter Bain February 2023 New regulations for the production of the Local Development Plan (LDP) – Sybil Johnson March 2023 Core paths / access issues - Jolyon Gritten April 2023 To be advised by Members May 2023 Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment - Mark Lodge / Kim de Buiteleir June 2023 Framing competent motions – Peter Bain 3. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that Members: i) Agree to continuing an ongoing programme of planning related training for Members of the PPSL Committee, which should also be open to any other Members not currently involved in planning decision-making; ii) Endorse the initial subject areas for training and the provisional dates for delivery, on the understanding that the programme may be varied to take account of any additional training requirements Members may wish to identify, along with any other particular training needs identified by officers as a consequence of matters emerging during the course of the year. 4. IMPLICATIONS 4.1 Policy: None 4.2 Financial: It is considered that the level of training required can be delivered internally from existing resources without recourse to having to buy in training from external providers. 4.3 Legal: None 4.4 HR : None 4.5 Fairer Scotland Duty: 4.5.1 Equalities Protected Characteristics: None 4.5.2 Socio-Economic Duty: None
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4.5.3 Islands: None 4.6 Risk: None 4.7 Customer Service: None 4.8 Climate Change: None Author of Report: Sandra Davies Date: 2/8/22 Fergus Murray Head of Development and Economic Growth Policy Lead: Councillor Kieron Green